Quality of Life after Bariatric Surgery-A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most studies analyzing the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after bariatric treatment ceased at five years post-surgery or even earlier, and it is unclear whether the HRQOL benefit persists for a longer time. This paper reviews sparse evidence regarding HRQOL in patients who underwent bariatric surgery at least nine years prior.

Materials and methods

A of PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar between 2007-2021 was carried out for the studies investigating HRQOL as an outcome measure in patients after bariatric surgery of any type and having at least a 9-year follow-up. Inconsistent reporting of weight loss or postgraduate study results unrelated to QoL were not included in the study. The study used the PICO procedure.

Results

The review of 18 identified p

SUBMITTER: Sierzantowicz R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9330722 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature